The new GM did say he wants a quarterback, at some point in the draft, to compete with quarterback Brian Hoyer.

"I definitely believe in a lot of the traits that Brian Hoyer has demonstrated he has," Farmer said. "Nevertheless, competition is what drives this league. ... I think everybody would like to see a roster where we would like to say, hey, look, we have this really good player and we want to add another really good player behind him, so that that player feels like, 'Man, there's somebody else that could contribute or compete for my job.' I think Brian understands that, respects that. I think that's what he's looking for is the opportunity to compete to be the guy."

This particular smokescreen feels like an indicator that Farmer would like to trade back from the No. 4 pick -- as most top 10 teams want to trade back.